1. Check your eligibility

A cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 for all completed college-level coursework

Completed 90 quarter hour credits by the time you begin the BSN program, including:

At the time you submit your application, at least three of the Natural World (science) prerequisites courses with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for those courses, orfour Natural World courses with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 for those courses

A minimum grade of 2.0 (“C”) in each BSN prerequisite course, including all Natural World courses, Lifespan Growth & Development, and Statistics

If you do not meet the minimum requirements above, you are not eligible to apply and should not submit an application at this time.

2. Order official transcripts

You must submit an official transcript from every school you have attended – including the University of Washington – even if credits from one school appear on the transcript of another.Unofficial transcripts are not accepted.

You will scan or take a high-resolution photo of each transcript, including the reverse side.

4. Complete your personal information

Upload scans or high-resolution photos of your transcripts in PDF or JPEG format for each college/university attended. If you attended a college or university outside the U.S., upload a foreign transcript evaluation report for these schools. Please do not upload the original foreign transcript.

You do not need to submit a foreign transcript if you attended a foreign university through a study abroad program and the credits appear on your school’s transcript, but you must submit a foreign transcript and evaluation if you are using a course taken internationally as a prerequisite course.

5. Create a new BSN application and enter your Natural World coursework

Create a new BSN application through your profile. First, you will enter your Natural World prerequisite coursework. You must have a minimum of three Natural World courses complete at the time you apply with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for those courses.

If you have completed four or more Natural World courses, your cumulative GPA must be 2.8 or higher for those courses.

If you do not meet the minimum requirements, you will not be able to continue with the application at this time.

6. Complete the BSN application

If you are eligible to apply based on your Natural World coursework above, you will continue on to complete the following sections:

Additional required courses

Resume*

Personal statement*

Optional statement*

Letter of recommendation

Proctored essay information

Essential qualifications agreement

Background check authorization

*We highly recommend that you write your resume, personal statement, and optional statement in a word processor and copy and paste the final text into the appropriate section of your online application.

Review the guidelines for each application part in our PDF instructions or the online application.

7. Apply to UW Seattle

If you are not currently a student at the University of Washington Seattle campus, you will need to apply to the UW as a transfer or post-baccalaureate applicant to begin Autumn 2019. Applications are due February 15, 2019.

8. Save the date for the proctored essay

After an initial application review, some applicants will be invited to write a proctored essay. This essay counts towards your total score. You will receive an email notification by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2019 if you must write the essay.

Applicants who live in the greater Seattle area are expected to come to the UW Seattle campus to write the proctored essay. If you are an out-of-area applicant for whom it is unreasonable to travel to UW Seattle, you should designate an official who will proctor the essay in your online application.

Out-of-area proctored essays

If you are invited to complete the proctored essay and have designated an out-of-area proctor in your application, you may arrange to write the essay any time of day on the scheduled essay date. You will have one hour to complete the proctored essay.

We will contact your proctor on Monday, February 18 and they must respond to our email to confirm their account. Confirmed proctors will receive the essay prompts and instructions by 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, February 19.

After completing the proctored essay, your proctor must scan and email the completed essay to our office no later than noon on February 21.